Business-friendly camp of Merkel鈥檚 CDU warns of exaggerated financial coal exit demands
The business-friendly camp of Angela Merkel鈥檚 Conservatives (CDU) has warned the coal phase-out might result in a heavy burden on taxpayers, reports newswire dpa. 鈥淭he proposals must remain within the clearly delineated budget framework,鈥� said Joachim Pfeiffer, economic spokesperson of the CDU parliamentary group. 鈥淭here are tendencies within the commission to agree on compromises at the expense of third parties 鈥� taxpayers and power consumers who are not represented.鈥� The government coalition has so far agreed to support the transition in affected regions with 1.5 billion euros, while Eastern German coal mining states are calling for a 60-billion-euro fund for the coming 30 years.
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For background, read the articles German government plans to postpone deadline for coal commission and Commission watch 鈥� Managing Germany鈥檚 coal phase-out.